Knative Serving installation files

This guide provides reference information about the core Knative Serving YAML files, including:

  • The custom resource definitions (CRDs) and core components required to install Knative Serving.
  • Optional components that you can apply to customize your installation.

For information about installing these files, see Installing Knative Serving using YAML files.

The following table describes the installation files included in Knative Serving:

File nameDescriptionDependencies
serving-core.yamlRequired: Knative Serving core components.serving-crds.yaml
serving-crds.yamlRequired: Knative Serving core CRDs.none
serving-default-domain.yamlConfigures Knative Serving to use http://sslip.io as the default DNS suffix.serving-core.yaml
serving-hpa.yamlComponents to autoscale Knative revisions through the Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.serving-core.yaml
serving-post-install-jobs.yamlAdditional jobs after installing serving-core.yaml. Currently it is the same as serving-storage-version-migration.yaml.serving-core.yaml
serving-storage-version-migration.yamlMigrates the storage version of Knative resources, including Service, Route, Revision, and Configuration, from v1alpha1 and v1beta1 to v1. Required by upgrade from version 0.18 to 0.19.serving-core.yaml